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Get Smart (2008)
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Reviews Counted:205
Fresh:105
Rotten:100
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Get Smart rides Steve Carell's considerable charm for a few laughs, but in the end is a rather ordinary Summer comedy.
Theatrical Release: Jun 19, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $130.2M
Synopsis: Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the... [More]
Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Alan Arkin
Director: Peter Segal
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Top CriticThe hostile repartee between the characters is as ungainly as director Peter Segal's lumbering action sequences
Aug 26, 2009
It has at least five undeniable laughs.
Apr 17, 2009
While I think ultimately this film is unnecessary, it's still fairly entertaining and it's certainly better than the recent Pink Panther reboot with Steve Martin.
Feb 27, 2009
What do dithering tv weathermen do when they retire? They must take their lame, witless banter and their awkward timing to Hollywood to write and direct movies. That might explain Get Smart, one of the latest in a long line of humid, mediocre, tire
Feb 1, 2009
...a manufactured piece of work that's been geared towards the lowest common denominator.
Jan 29, 2009
Without Anne Hathaway, Get Smart might have been a one-note comedy; with her, it's super spirited and super fun.
Nov 9, 2008
Not funny outrageous or funny gross, but funny cute, funny nice, funny mild.
Oct 28, 2008
The movie is a time-killer without a killer instinct.
Oct 18, 2008
Smart summer entertainment that retains the likeability and wit of its source material but brings it into the 21st century with a perfectly cast Steve Carell.
Oct 18, 2008
Get Smart is happy enough to play for straight laughs rather than truly subversive wit.
Oct 18, 2008
The stage is clearly set for a sequel, but God help them if they stuff that movie with even more clutter than they stuffed into this one.
Oct 18, 2008
You'll have a better time if you don't expect this re-imagined work to resemble the original. The phone shoe does fit Carell, and he wears it well.
Oct 18, 2008
As a reworking of one of the great 1960s TV comedies, you'd think being funny would be its main goal. But you would be wrong. Very, very wrong.
Oct 18, 2008
Top CriticIt's a trailer.
Aug 31, 2008
The film doesn't have the sharp hysteria of the series, and it gets a bit over-serious at times. But it's still a thoroughly entertaining film with terrific characters all its own.
Aug 22, 2008
We sit back and wait for the laughs. Which come pretty slow and infrequent, though Carell does his straight-faced best to act out the A-Z of Hilarious.
Aug 22, 2008
LATEST NEWS FOR GET SMART
July 8, 2010:
Steve Carell Talks Despicable Me, Get Smart 2, and More
Steve Carell is providing the voice of the main character in "Despicable Me," working on the script for a "Get Smart" sequel, and contemplating a reunion with Tina Fey -- all of which he discusses in...
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January 7, 2009:
People's Choice Awards Winners Announced
The 35th annual People's Choice Awards were handed out on January 7, 2009. A complete list of film nominees, with winners in bold, follows below.
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November 21, 2008:
Segal to Helm Captain Marvel, Get Smart 2 for Warners
In a move that will see him directing both "Captain Marvel" and a "Get Smart" sequel for the studio, Peter Segal has signed a three-year first-look deal with Warner Bros.
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November 3, 2008:
RT on DVD: Get Smart, Futurama: Bender's Game and the Obama DVD Controversy
This week, pick up Steve Carell's sweetly bumbling spy antics (Get Smart), the promising new Futurama movie (Bender's Game), a few early holiday treats (Shrek the Halls, A Christmas Story Collector's...
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October 10, 2008:
Weekly Ketchup: Steve Carell to Get Smart again.
This week saw the announcement of a couple of sequels, some casting news/rumors for two big DC Comics titles, two new biopics and adaptations of some classic English lit. Thankfully, no remakes this...
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